An all-star group of musicians has covered Led Zeppelin's seminal 1971 song "Stairway to Heaven." R&B singer Mary J. Blige assembled a cast that included Blink-182's drummer Travis Barker, Michael Jackson's touring guitarist Orianthi, guitarist Steve Vai, and American Idol judge Randy Jackson on bass.
The group cut a cover of the legendary rock song in Los Angeles on Tuesday. "Some people might consider it blasphemy, but Mary's voice really is a nice match [for the song]," producer Ron Fair explained to the Los Angeles Times of the cover. "Robert Plant's high-pitched blues thing is right in step with Mary's vocal range, and she brings the soul music to it, which is what Plant was going for in the first place."
Blige does have experience covering rock classics. Blige has recorded a cover of U2's "One" on her 2005 album The Breakthrough.
The all-star cover of "Stairway to Heaven" will appear as one of the bonus tracks on the overseas release of her latest album, Stronger With Each Tear.
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